Dublin Fire Brigade service suffers staff shortage issue and in urgent need of at least 60 firefighters, says report. Currently, the agreed number of fire personnel for staffing Dublin’s Fire Brigade service is 965, which forms part of an agreement reached in the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) back in 2015. However, there are only 930 … Read more
The owner of Ireland’s biggest power company has been slammed for hiking up prices and telling the resident families to call on St Vincent de Paul if there is non payment of bills. Homes supplied by Electric Ireland will see their electricity bill increase by 9.3% next month, while the company’s gas prices are set … Read more
Doctors have removed over one Kg of nails and screws from a man’s stomach after he started swallowing them to compensate quitting the habit of alcohol drinking in Lithuania. The surgery took place after the man was admitted at a hospital in Baltic port city of Klaipeda with severe abdominal pain. In an X-ray, it … Read more
The Lotto website and app are facing “technical difficulties” just before a bumper €19m jackpot draw tonight. The highly-anticipated draw for the record prize seems to have sent the Irish public into a Lotto fever, as owners were struggling to cope with demand for tickets this evening. The National Lottery tweeted: “Due to high traffic … Read more
The HSE has confirmed further 1,586 Covid cases in Ireland today. The cases were dropping to 1,000 recently and today it shows the highest number of cases this week. According to the latest report, there are 298 patients being treated at the hospitals due to Covid and 56 of them are in ICUs. As the … Read more
Two garda have been arrested following an alleged assault to a teenager earlier this year in Dublin. The teenager made a complaint against the garda personnel that he was assaulted in the pubic office of a south Dublin Garda station during an interaction, reports The Irish Times. There are are also reports that the CCTV … Read more
As the country suffers a huge decline in the number of truck drivers, UK now deploys military drivers to deliver fuel at the pumps. From Monday, the military drivers will be delivering fuel as the pumps across the country face serious stock issues and vehicles being queued up in front of the fuel stations. The … Read more
Two men have been arrested following an armed robbery in Dublin 13 on Friday. The incident took place shortly after 5 pm where two men armed with a handgun, pickaxe and hammer entered a store in Baldoyle. As they carried arms, the alarm was raised and Garda from units from Raheny and Clontarf stations along … Read more
The Indian Government has brought some changes to the rules and regulations of the Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card holders recently. You can get the full details of the news changes as well as the travel instructions to India during the pandemic. The Government of India has confirmed that individuals can travel to India … Read more
LIDL have a lot of openings across Ireland. When you join Lidl you open yourself up to career opportunities that can range from helping to run great stores or a seriously smooth running warehouse to cutting-edge roles in technology, supply chain and finance to name just a few and, while we’d love to keep you … Read more
India announced on Friday that it would require visitors from Britain to quarantine regardless of their vaccination status. This comes after weeks of talks to reverse a similar move by Britain appeared deadlocked. The British government relaxed quarantine requirements for vaccinated visitors from more than a dozen countries last month, except India. The British government’s … Read more
The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) candidates to participate in the NEET-UG 2021 counselling in the general category. A Bench of Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari was hearing a challenge to a March 4, 2021 notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs directing OCI candidates to be treated … Read more
A local politician announced that Dubliners are worried they won’t be able to turn their Christmas lights on this year due to high power shortages. Labour Councillor Declan Meenagh said ordinary people shouldn’t be at the receiving end for poor planning. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities has already sent news to the people of … Read more
Gardaí have appealed to the public for assistance after two young sisters went missing from their home. Nikita and Simone Twomey, aged 13 and 12, were last seen on Tuesday, September 28th in the Red Cow area of Clondalkin, south Dublin. NIKITA Nikita is described as being approximately 5ft 3in, with long red hair and … Read more
Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling has announced services to Paris from Dublin and Cork airports in the coming winter. The move comes as many countries eased most of the Covid restrictions and getting ready to receive holiday makers. Vueling is owned by the International Airlines Group that owns Aer Lingus. The services from Dublin Airport to … Read more